Miller's plan is not onerous for voters

There is a major difference between Secretary of State Ross Miller's Senate Bill 63 and voter ID: who is providing the picture.

Requiring a voter to obtain and present a photo ID places the entire cost and burden on the voter who for whatever reason does not have one. Modernizing the voter registry look-up at polling stations with an electronic version is a good idea.

Including the DMV photo does not have the same burden on the voter; the registrar is doing the work and covers the expense, if any, of doing so. Not having a photo on file does not qualify a voter if the signatures match; the primary test of the voter's eligibility to cast a vote at that polling place.

We do not need voter ID to prevent fraud. Recent history has shown we are quite capable of detecting it and prosecuting it with our current system. A photo on the registry is not onerous and places no undue burden on anyone.

Ron King, Sparks

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Miller's plan is not onerous for voters

There is a major difference between Secretary of State Ross Miller's Senate Bill 63 and voter ID: who is providing the picture.

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